International Screenwriters' Association
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The International Screenwriters’ Association: a community that supports screenwriters with resources to propel their careers to the next level.
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Submissions are now open for four Emerging Screenwriters genre competitions.
🎭 Drama – Heart. Humanity. Impact.
😂 Comedy – Timing. Voice. Connection.
👽 Sci-Fi & Fantasy – Vision. World-building. Possibility.
🔪 Thriller – Suspense. Tension. Payoff.
🎭 Drama – Heart. Humanity. Impact.
😂 Comedy – Timing. Voice. Connection.
👽 Sci-Fi & Fantasy – Vision. World-building. Possibility.
🔪 Thriller – Suspense. Tension. Payoff.
January 20, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Submissions are now open for four Emerging Screenwriters genre competitions.
🎭 Drama – Heart. Humanity. Impact.
😂 Comedy – Timing. Voice. Connection.
👽 Sci-Fi & Fantasy – Vision. World-building. Possibility.
🔪 Thriller – Suspense. Tension. Payoff.
🎭 Drama – Heart. Humanity. Impact.
😂 Comedy – Timing. Voice. Connection.
👽 Sci-Fi & Fantasy – Vision. World-building. Possibility.
🔪 Thriller – Suspense. Tension. Payoff.
Submissions are now open for four Emerging Screenwriters genre competitions.
🎭 Drama – Heart. Humanity. Impact.
😂 Comedy – Timing. Voice. Connection.
👽 Sci-Fi & Fantasy – Vision. World-building. Possibility.
🔪 Thriller – Suspense. Tension. Payoff.
🎭 Drama – Heart. Humanity. Impact.
😂 Comedy – Timing. Voice. Connection.
👽 Sci-Fi & Fantasy – Vision. World-building. Possibility.
🔪 Thriller – Suspense. Tension. Payoff.
January 19, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Submissions are now open for four Emerging Screenwriters genre competitions.
🎭 Drama – Heart. Humanity. Impact.
😂 Comedy – Timing. Voice. Connection.
👽 Sci-Fi & Fantasy – Vision. World-building. Possibility.
🔪 Thriller – Suspense. Tension. Payoff.
🎭 Drama – Heart. Humanity. Impact.
😂 Comedy – Timing. Voice. Connection.
👽 Sci-Fi & Fantasy – Vision. World-building. Possibility.
🔪 Thriller – Suspense. Tension. Payoff.
🎉 The 2026 Top 50 Selections are here! 🎉
Big congrats to the screenwriters moving forward in the Student Fellowship. 👏
We’re cheering you on for the next round!
View list here: https://f.mtr.cool/cgbmnyvssh
Big congrats to the screenwriters moving forward in the Student Fellowship. 👏
We’re cheering you on for the next round!
View list here: https://f.mtr.cool/cgbmnyvssh
January 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
🎉 The 2026 Top 50 Selections are here! 🎉
Big congrats to the screenwriters moving forward in the Student Fellowship. 👏
We’re cheering you on for the next round!
View list here: https://f.mtr.cool/cgbmnyvssh
Big congrats to the screenwriters moving forward in the Student Fellowship. 👏
We’re cheering you on for the next round!
View list here: https://f.mtr.cool/cgbmnyvssh
Want to be next? Make sure to update your profiles, projects and success stories! Each month, we scan the entire ISA platform including gig submissions, feedback orders, contest and program entries and the Writer’s Showcase for our staff picks.✨
https://f.mtr.cool/nakwqxcaif
https://f.mtr.cool/nakwqxcaif
January 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Want to be next? Make sure to update your profiles, projects and success stories! Each month, we scan the entire ISA platform including gig submissions, feedback orders, contest and program entries and the Writer’s Showcase for our staff picks.✨
https://f.mtr.cool/nakwqxcaif
https://f.mtr.cool/nakwqxcaif
How were this month’s projects found?
- Marketing Evaluation
- Networking
- Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch
- Table Read My Screenplay
- ISA Top Reads
- Marketing Evaluation
- Networking
- Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch
- Table Read My Screenplay
- ISA Top Reads
January 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
How were this month’s projects found?
- Marketing Evaluation
- Networking
- Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch
- Table Read My Screenplay
- ISA Top Reads
- Marketing Evaluation
- Networking
- Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch
- Table Read My Screenplay
- ISA Top Reads
INTRODUCING our January 2026 ISA Staff Picks! 🎉 These projects and their writers were selected by ISA staff members as standouts in their genres and formats for this month.
They are now being submitted to agents, managers, and production companies actively looking for writers.
They are now being submitted to agents, managers, and production companies actively looking for writers.
January 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
INTRODUCING our January 2026 ISA Staff Picks! 🎉 These projects and their writers were selected by ISA staff members as standouts in their genres and formats for this month.
They are now being submitted to agents, managers, and production companies actively looking for writers.
They are now being submitted to agents, managers, and production companies actively looking for writers.
To everyone else: this could be you next year. Keep going!
Learn more about the writers here: https://f.mtr.cool/diwssimrms
Learn more about the writers here: https://f.mtr.cool/diwssimrms
January 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
To everyone else: this could be you next year. Keep going!
Learn more about the writers here: https://f.mtr.cool/diwssimrms
Learn more about the writers here: https://f.mtr.cool/diwssimrms
Proof that when you show up and put your work out there, doors open.
Over the next year, we’ll be actively introducing these writers and their projects to producers, executives, managers, and agents seeking bold, original voices.🙌
Over the next year, we’ll be actively introducing these writers and their projects to producers, executives, managers, and agents seeking bold, original voices.🙌
January 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Proof that when you show up and put your work out there, doors open.
Over the next year, we’ll be actively introducing these writers and their projects to producers, executives, managers, and agents seeking bold, original voices.🙌
Over the next year, we’ll be actively introducing these writers and their projects to producers, executives, managers, and agents seeking bold, original voices.🙌
🎉 Congratulations to our Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2026! These 25 writers were discovered across every corner of the ISA community. Swipe to meet them and see exactly how each one got discovered. →
January 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
🎉 Congratulations to our Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2026! These 25 writers were discovered across every corner of the ISA community. Swipe to meet them and see exactly how each one got discovered. →
The next Spider-Verse, Arcane, or Inside Out starts with a script just like yours.
Creative Screenwriting Animation Screenplay Competition is NOW OPEN.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER RECEIVES:
💰 $1,500 Cash
✨ Feature in Creative Screenwriting Magazine
🎯 Option Consideration
Creative Screenwriting Animation Screenplay Competition is NOW OPEN.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER RECEIVES:
💰 $1,500 Cash
✨ Feature in Creative Screenwriting Magazine
🎯 Option Consideration
January 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The next Spider-Verse, Arcane, or Inside Out starts with a script just like yours.
Creative Screenwriting Animation Screenplay Competition is NOW OPEN.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER RECEIVES:
💰 $1,500 Cash
✨ Feature in Creative Screenwriting Magazine
🎯 Option Consideration
Creative Screenwriting Animation Screenplay Competition is NOW OPEN.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER RECEIVES:
💰 $1,500 Cash
✨ Feature in Creative Screenwriting Magazine
🎯 Option Consideration
Shorts aren't just calling cards. They're proof of concept. Your Short Could Launch Everything.
Enter today! https://f.mtr.cool/qhmiqbrdkf
Enter today! https://f.mtr.cool/qhmiqbrdkf
January 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Shorts aren't just calling cards. They're proof of concept. Your Short Could Launch Everything.
Enter today! https://f.mtr.cool/qhmiqbrdkf
Enter today! https://f.mtr.cool/qhmiqbrdkf
The Creative Screenwriting Short Screenplay Competition gives you the same launchpad.
👉🏽 $2,500 cash to fund production
👉🏽 A custom-designed poster
👉🏽 Mentoring from production consultants
👉🏽 Featured article in Creative Screenwriting Magazine
👉🏽 $2,500 cash to fund production
👉🏽 A custom-designed poster
👉🏽 Mentoring from production consultants
👉🏽 Featured article in Creative Screenwriting Magazine
January 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The Creative Screenwriting Short Screenplay Competition gives you the same launchpad.
👉🏽 $2,500 cash to fund production
👉🏽 A custom-designed poster
👉🏽 Mentoring from production consultants
👉🏽 Featured article in Creative Screenwriting Magazine
👉🏽 $2,500 cash to fund production
👉🏽 A custom-designed poster
👉🏽 Mentoring from production consultants
👉🏽 Featured article in Creative Screenwriting Magazine
What do James Wan, Damien Chazelle, Sam Raimi, and Paul Thomas Anderson have in common?
They all launched their careers with shorts.
They all launched their careers with shorts.
January 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
What do James Wan, Damien Chazelle, Sam Raimi, and Paul Thomas Anderson have in common?
They all launched their careers with shorts.
They all launched their careers with shorts.
Whether you're writing features or pilots— all genres are welcome.
🔗Enter Today: https://f.mtr.cool/omgvydyenb
🔗Enter Today: https://f.mtr.cool/omgvydyenb
January 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Whether you're writing features or pilots— all genres are welcome.
🔗Enter Today: https://f.mtr.cool/omgvydyenb
🔗Enter Today: https://f.mtr.cool/omgvydyenb
🚨FINAL DEADLINE APPROACHING for Table Read My Screenplay: Cannes!
This is your chance to have your script performed by professional actors, heard by top industry pros, and featured on the Table Read My Screenplay Podcast.
This is your chance to have your script performed by professional actors, heard by top industry pros, and featured on the Table Read My Screenplay Podcast.
January 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
🚨FINAL DEADLINE APPROACHING for Table Read My Screenplay: Cannes!
This is your chance to have your script performed by professional actors, heard by top industry pros, and featured on the Table Read My Screenplay Podcast.
This is your chance to have your script performed by professional actors, heard by top industry pros, and featured on the Table Read My Screenplay Podcast.
👏 Big congrats to screenwriter Jenna St. John on her invitation to join the ISA Development Slate!
✨ Writers, take note: updating your success stories is one of the best ways to stay on our radar for Staff Picks, Top Reads, Dev Slate, and our annual Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch list.
✨ Writers, take note: updating your success stories is one of the best ways to stay on our radar for Staff Picks, Top Reads, Dev Slate, and our annual Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch list.
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
👏 Big congrats to screenwriter Jenna St. John on her invitation to join the ISA Development Slate!
✨ Writers, take note: updating your success stories is one of the best ways to stay on our radar for Staff Picks, Top Reads, Dev Slate, and our annual Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch list.
✨ Writers, take note: updating your success stories is one of the best ways to stay on our radar for Staff Picks, Top Reads, Dev Slate, and our annual Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch list.
🎉 The 2026 Quarter-Finalists are here! 🎉
Big congrats to the screenwriters moving forward in the Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition. 👏
We’re cheering you on for the next round!
View list here: https://f.mtr.cool/zqtoryouwg
Big congrats to the screenwriters moving forward in the Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition. 👏
We’re cheering you on for the next round!
View list here: https://f.mtr.cool/zqtoryouwg
January 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM
🎉 The 2026 Quarter-Finalists are here! 🎉
Big congrats to the screenwriters moving forward in the Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition. 👏
We’re cheering you on for the next round!
View list here: https://f.mtr.cool/zqtoryouwg
Big congrats to the screenwriters moving forward in the Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition. 👏
We’re cheering you on for the next round!
View list here: https://f.mtr.cool/zqtoryouwg
Whether you’re writing features or pilots, we’re looking for bold, original voices ready for their next breakthrough.
🎯 Apply now. Be seen. Be heard. Be ready.
https://f.mtr.cool/ljbevvygws
🎯 Apply now. Be seen. Be heard. Be ready.
https://f.mtr.cool/ljbevvygws
January 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Whether you’re writing features or pilots, we’re looking for bold, original voices ready for their next breakthrough.
🎯 Apply now. Be seen. Be heard. Be ready.
https://f.mtr.cool/ljbevvygws
🎯 Apply now. Be seen. Be heard. Be ready.
https://f.mtr.cool/ljbevvygws
🚨FINAL DEADLINE APPROACHING for the Fast Track Fellowship — where industry access meets real career momentum.
This is your chance to land private meetings with top agents, managers, producers, and execs from companies like Netflix, HBOMAX, Amazon MGM Studios, and more.
This is your chance to land private meetings with top agents, managers, producers, and execs from companies like Netflix, HBOMAX, Amazon MGM Studios, and more.
January 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
🚨FINAL DEADLINE APPROACHING for the Fast Track Fellowship — where industry access meets real career momentum.
This is your chance to land private meetings with top agents, managers, producers, and execs from companies like Netflix, HBOMAX, Amazon MGM Studios, and more.
This is your chance to land private meetings with top agents, managers, producers, and execs from companies like Netflix, HBOMAX, Amazon MGM Studios, and more.
Submit your 90-second verbal pitch video for a chance to compete live at the Winning The Room Through Your Pitch Event in Los Angeles on March 21, 2026.
FREE TO APPLY!
https://f.mtr.cool/ebcvwbljjr
FREE TO APPLY!
https://f.mtr.cool/ebcvwbljjr
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Submit your 90-second verbal pitch video for a chance to compete live at the Winning The Room Through Your Pitch Event in Los Angeles on March 21, 2026.
FREE TO APPLY!
https://f.mtr.cool/ebcvwbljjr
FREE TO APPLY!
https://f.mtr.cool/ebcvwbljjr
👏 Big congrats to screenwriter Deena Kashper on her invitation to join the ISA Development Slate!
✨ Writers, take note — updating your success stories is one of the best ways to stay on our radar for Staff Picks, Top Reads, Dev Slate, and our annual Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch list.
✨ Writers, take note — updating your success stories is one of the best ways to stay on our radar for Staff Picks, Top Reads, Dev Slate, and our annual Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch list.
January 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
👏 Big congrats to screenwriter Deena Kashper on her invitation to join the ISA Development Slate!
✨ Writers, take note — updating your success stories is one of the best ways to stay on our radar for Staff Picks, Top Reads, Dev Slate, and our annual Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch list.
✨ Writers, take note — updating your success stories is one of the best ways to stay on our radar for Staff Picks, Top Reads, Dev Slate, and our annual Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch list.
The best part of being a writer? You’re never alone, even if it feels like it sometimes.
This is your space to connect, share, and show up as the storyteller you are. Whether you’re outlining your first feature or polishing your tenth pilot, someone here gets it.
#scriptsky
This is your space to connect, share, and show up as the storyteller you are. Whether you’re outlining your first feature or polishing your tenth pilot, someone here gets it.
#scriptsky
January 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The best part of being a writer? You’re never alone, even if it feels like it sometimes.
This is your space to connect, share, and show up as the storyteller you are. Whether you’re outlining your first feature or polishing your tenth pilot, someone here gets it.
#scriptsky
This is your space to connect, share, and show up as the storyteller you are. Whether you’re outlining your first feature or polishing your tenth pilot, someone here gets it.
#scriptsky
Let's start 2026 with clarity. Take 30 minutes and create your action plan:
✔️ Write the script
✔️ Get professional feedback
✔️ Build your contest submission list
✔️ Sharpen your pitch
✔️ Connect with community
✔️ Update your profile
✔️ List the classes, webinars, and resources you need
✔️ Write the script
✔️ Get professional feedback
✔️ Build your contest submission list
✔️ Sharpen your pitch
✔️ Connect with community
✔️ Update your profile
✔️ List the classes, webinars, and resources you need
January 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Let's start 2026 with clarity. Take 30 minutes and create your action plan:
✔️ Write the script
✔️ Get professional feedback
✔️ Build your contest submission list
✔️ Sharpen your pitch
✔️ Connect with community
✔️ Update your profile
✔️ List the classes, webinars, and resources you need
✔️ Write the script
✔️ Get professional feedback
✔️ Build your contest submission list
✔️ Sharpen your pitch
✔️ Connect with community
✔️ Update your profile
✔️ List the classes, webinars, and resources you need
EARLY DEADLINE TODAY for four Emerging Screenwriters genre competitions.
🎭 Drama – Heart. Humanity. Impact.
😂 Comedy – Timing. Voice. Connection.
👽 Sci-Fi & Fantasy – Vision. World-building. Possibility.
🔪 Thriller – Suspense. Tension. Payoff.
🎭 Drama – Heart. Humanity. Impact.
😂 Comedy – Timing. Voice. Connection.
👽 Sci-Fi & Fantasy – Vision. World-building. Possibility.
🔪 Thriller – Suspense. Tension. Payoff.
December 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
EARLY DEADLINE TODAY for four Emerging Screenwriters genre competitions.
🎭 Drama – Heart. Humanity. Impact.
😂 Comedy – Timing. Voice. Connection.
👽 Sci-Fi & Fantasy – Vision. World-building. Possibility.
🔪 Thriller – Suspense. Tension. Payoff.
🎭 Drama – Heart. Humanity. Impact.
😂 Comedy – Timing. Voice. Connection.
👽 Sci-Fi & Fantasy – Vision. World-building. Possibility.
🔪 Thriller – Suspense. Tension. Payoff.
Huge congrats to Amir Zargara on winning his first pitch competition at the Busan International Film Festival! 🎉
The secret? He practiced his pitch with ISA Creative Executive Shayna Weber just weeks before the competition.
The secret? He practiced his pitch with ISA Creative Executive Shayna Weber just weeks before the competition.
December 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Huge congrats to Amir Zargara on winning his first pitch competition at the Busan International Film Festival! 🎉
The secret? He practiced his pitch with ISA Creative Executive Shayna Weber just weeks before the competition.
The secret? He practiced his pitch with ISA Creative Executive Shayna Weber just weeks before the competition.